2026 Our Fight delegation to Israel
Our Fight is an organisation made up of mainly non-Jews who come from all walks of life — religious and non-religious, right- and left-leaning — all of whom stand against anti-Semitism and with Israel.
The campaign was formed shortly after the pogroms across southern Israel on October 7th, 2023. It was initially a response to the lack of empathy shown to Jews and Israelis in the shadow of the worst attacks on Jews since the Holocaust, but we quickly realised that the new language of anti-Semitism was to attack Israel and its right to exist.
Since forming, this has become even clearer, and the need to stand with Israel has become more urgent; Jews are being removed from Holocaust Memorial Day, Israeli football fans are attacked and then banned, an MP is prevented from speaking at a school because he 'supports Israel', restaurants with an Israeli connection are picketed, rappers call for the death of the army that defended Israelis on October 7th (broadcast to the nation by the BBC), and most sickeningly, Jews are murdered outside a Manchester synagogue and on a Sydney beach, because they are 'Zionists'.
Activities and campaigns
Since October 7th Our Fight has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our Jewish and Israeli friends: we protested against Hamas sympathisers; we stopped the marches; we door-stepped UK Cabinet members in support of Emily Damari; we held memorials on Holocaust Memorial Day; we challenged the lie that there is a genocide in Gaza; we organised conferences and symposiums in partnership with British Friends of Israel.
And we were the only group to hold a public event in commemoration of October 7th, on the anniversary itself.
Remaking the Promise of Never Again
Most worryingly for those working to challenge anti-Semitism we are seeing a decline in Holocaust education and Holocaust awareness, resulting in both its relativisation (other events such as a war, are described as being comparable to the Holocaust) and inversion (Jews are accused of committing the very crimes that were committed against them).
In order to play our part in challenging this trend, we have been running the campaign Remaking the Promise of Never Again; we believe that the declaration 'Never Again' is not something that can be taken for granted, and instead, each generation must reestablish that promise. Activities have included public displays of the Yad Vashem The Auschwitz Album exhibition, a symposium at JW3 and last year's solidarity delegation to Israel.
Brendan O'Neill in conversation with Mark Birbeck at the plenary of Remaking the Promise of Never Again, 2025.
Our Fight solidarity delegation
Last year we put together our first solidarity delegation to Israel, which began on Yom HaShoah as an indication of our commitment to ensuring the key message of the Holocaust — that anti-Semitism can lead civilisation to its darkest place — is not lost.
The trip ended with the two days of events around Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism), which is immediately followed by the celebrations for Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day).
To get an idea of what last year's delegates experienced, watch the report-back:
Dates, prices and registration
The full trip will run from April 12th, to April 23rd, which will include Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'Atmaut. Flights and dinner will not be included, but hotels, coaches and other costs will be.
There will also be some shorter options, such as a stay which only covers Yom HaShoah.
We will shortly be providing full price details and registration forms.
We hope that you can plan to join us!
